Polyglot Dictionary

Dilemma

/diˈlɛma/

das noun C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Dilemmata

Meaning

  1. dilemma

    • Er steckt in einem Dilemma.

      He is in a dilemma.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

zwiespalt

Zwiespalt is more about internal conflict, being torn; Dilemma is more about a difficult choice between options.

Similar in other languages

French

dilemme

dilemme is the French word for the same thing — both mean "dilemma."

Portuguese

dilema

dilema is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "dilemma."

Practice

1 What does Dilemma mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er steckt in einem ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Dilemma?

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